The Omnibook aims to present the main ideas of reactor design in a simple and direct way. it includes key formulas, brief explanations, practice exercises, problems from experience and it skims over... More > the field touching on all sorts of reaction systems. Most important of all it tries to show the reader how to approach the problems of reactor design and what questions to ask. In effect it tries to show that a common strategy threads its way through all reactor problems, a strategy which involves three factors: identifying the flow patter, knowing the kinetics, and developing the proper performance equation. It is this common strategy which is the heart of Chemical Reaction Engineering and identifies it as a distinct field of study.< Less

This was once a TOP SECRETE document at Los Alamos. Now Declassified, this is excellent material to learn from. Very mathematical, it’s more of a principles document than a straightforward... More > engineering document – something to which you refer for your engineering, laid out in the language of science and engineering – mathematics. If you don’t like integral and differential equations, you may want to run and hide. Appropriate for an advanced engineering or physics undergraduate in their final year, a precocious graduate student, or practicing professional this material is definitely worth the study. (392 pages). Note: Two very great minds in mathematics were consulted when this text was originally being put together --John von Neumann and S. Chandrasekhar. Not only is it interesting historically, you can “bet your bottom dollar” that you're getting some good material.< Less

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Nuclear power entered this century as a dying industry. A combination of popular opposition, high profile accidents (Three Mile Island, Chernobyl), concerns about nuclear weapons... More > proliferation, and a general anti-corporate feeling in the culture, all seemed to spell the end of fission as an industry. However, recent events have changed matters. High oil prices and global warming have made reactors much more attractive to the general public and investors. Moreover, reactor technology has advanced to the point where small, modular, and very safe reactors are now available. In particular, a new generation of High Temperature gas Reactors (HTR) using Pebble Bed designs are particularly promising. As such, companies which can directly or indirectly participate in the “micro-reactor” nuclear power industry stand to reap considerable profits.< Less

The Nuclear Physics and Reactor Theory Handbook was developed to assist nuclear facility operating contractors in providing operators, maintenance personnel, and the technical staff with the... More > necessary fundamentals training to ensure a basic understanding of nuclear physics and reactor theory. The handbook includes information on atomic and nuclear physics; neutron characteristics; reactor theory and nuclear parameters; and the theory of reactor operation. This information will provide personnel with a foundation for understanding the scientific principles that are associated with various DOE nuclear facility operations and maintenance.< Less

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